Fedora 31 Released
Oct 30, 2019The latest version of Fedora comes with new packages and libraries.
more »openSUSE OBS Can Now Build Windows WSL Images
Oct 15, 2019openSUSE enables developers to build their own WSL distributions.
more »Sudo Vulnerability
Oct 15, 2019A vulnerability in the sudo package gives sudo users more powers than they deserve.
more »The Art of PostgreSQL
Oct 03, 2019The Art of PostgreSQL by Dimitri Fontaine is now available.
more »Red Hat Announces CentOS Stream
Oct 01, 2019New distro will provide an upstream test bed for RHEL.
more »Linus Torvalds Agrees to Kernel Lockdown
Oct 01, 2019The feature will let developers restrict root access to the kernel.
more »Richard Stallman Resigns from Free Software Foundation
Sep 17, 2019GNU founder came under fire for comments made on an internal MIT mailing list
more »Oracle Announces Autonomous Linux
Sep 17, 2019A new addition to Oracle Linux would eliminate cases like Equifax where failure to patch leads to disaster.
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United Nations Open Source Portal Goes Live
A new open source portal seeks to coordinate and scale open source efforts across the United Nations system.
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KDE Linux Drops AUR
KDE Linux developers have dropped the Arch User Repository from the build pipeline due to security concerns; other distributions should consider doing the same.
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California May Exempt Linux from Its Age-Verification Law
After backlash from the Linux community, California may be backing off on its promise to force all operating systems to verify age, but one platform may still have to comply.
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Another Logic Bug Found in Linux Kernel
Qualys has discovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be used to elevate standard user privileges.
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Ubuntu Core 26 Offers Game-Changing Enterprise Features
Ubuntu Core 26 could be a game-changer for organizations looking for increased security and reliability.
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AI Flooding the Linux Kernel Security Mailing List
AI is giving Linus Torvalds a headache, but not in the way you might think.
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Top Priorities for Open Source Pros Seeking a New Job
Professional fulfillment tops the list, according to LPI report.
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Container-Based Fedora Hummingbird Designed for Agent-First Builders
Fedora Hummingbird brings the same approach to the host OS as it does to containers to level up security.
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Linux kernel Developers Considering a Kill Switch
With the rise of Linux vulnerabilities, the kernel developers are now considering adding a component that could help temporarily mitigate against them… in the form of a kill switch.
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Fedora 44 Now Gaming Ready
The latest version of Fedora has been released with gaming support.